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RACES AT BRIGHTON BEACH; HORSES FLOUNDERING IN THE SAND. OPENING OF A NEW RACE-COURSE AT CONEY ISLAND--THREE EVENTS DECIDED--RACING UNDER DIFFICULTIES--A STEEPLECHASE WHICH CAUSED CONSIDERABLE AMUSEMENT. THE THREE-QUARTER DASH. THE MILE HEATS. THE STEEPLE-CHASE.

The Brighton Beach Race-course was formally opened yesterday in the presence of about 2,000 persons. Everything, however, was in a chaotic state, as the fence inclosing the grounds was not finished, and men were stationed in the gaps to prevent uninvited dead-heads. The course is in the rear of Engeman's Hotel, and close to the Brighton Beach Depot, so that there is every facility for...

June 29, 1879

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